Chapter 182 Ridiculous People, Betrayal, and Fantasy (asking for monthly tickets)
The sound of Big Ben gradually faded away, and the evening breeze blew over from the horizon.
The moonlight was dim by the window sill, and Ayase Origami held Xia Ping Zhou in her arms. The girl in white lowered her eyes, raised her right hand, and gently stroked his hair.
In fact, even Ji Minghuan didn't understand why he was so uneasy and out of control. Maybe it was because he would meet Kong Youling in London tomorrow.
When he thought of Kong Youling right in front of him, wearing a hospital gown and a metal collar around her neck, but he could only choose to ignore her, he felt a little depressed, as if there was a hole in his heart and panic couldn't help but overflow from it. The more he reached out to block it, the more it leaked out, making him breathless.
He can act as if he doesn't care about anyone except Kong Youling.
Could he really...really calm down at that time? If Kong Youling was injured in this London operation, would he still be able to ignore it?
What should I do? Save her? Or ignore it to avoid exposing myself?
What exactly is the intention of the Salvation Society's action this time? Are they really going to use Kong Youling's personal safety to force him to reveal his true colors?
Even if Kong Youling was rescued and taken away, could this be a trap set by the Savior Society? They deliberately let Kong Youling go, and then use the locator on the collar to find him and capture all his machines in one fell swoop?
Was this a dead end from the beginning? No matter how hard I struggled, it was useless.
The more he thought about it, the heavier his heart became. His thoughts were so chaotic that they seemed to be about to explode. He leaned his head tiredly on Ayase Origami's shoulder. Her white and cold hands stroked his hair, which calmed his thoughts a little.
After a long silence, Ji Minghuan whispered, "I'm fine. I'm sorry. I was a little...out of control just now."
He paused. "Didn't I tell you on the Ferris wheel that I have a family? The girl with white hair. I've been thinking about how to find her lately, so I'm a little tired. I'm so worried that I'll never find her again."
"So you joined the brigade just like them, to find someone." Ayase Origami did not let go of him.
"You just said that I'm important...was it to comfort me?" Ji Minghuan asked.
The girl in kimono did not respond.
After a moment's silence, she asked, "What do you think?"
"It's to comfort me." Ji Minghuan buried his face in her shoulder.
"That's it..."
"really."
The kimono girl looked down at him, "Looking at the crying kitten jumping into your arms for comfort, what else can I say?"
Ji Minghuan was stunned for a moment and looked up at Ayase Origami. He would kill the Ripper soon. To her, this was undoubtedly a complete betrayal.
Oda Takikage is dead, and the Ripper is the only person she is still close to. If he kills the Ripper, he will become a traitor in Ayase Origami's eyes, and then she will be completely left with nothing.
What kind of expression would Ayase Origami show to him at that time? Would she cry... Would this doll-like girl also cry? Or would she be angry?
No, perhaps the most likely thing is confusion and numbness?
She didn't even know what expression she should show when she felt betrayed. After all... she even needed him to take her shopping for clothes for the first time, and he didn't even know what kind of clothes she liked.
This doll-like girl doesn't know how to express her emotions to others. Her father raised her as a tool, and her mother died from the moment she was born.
So... in these sixteen years, even if she felt sad, no one would hold her in her arms like this, touch her head, and tell her that she was just a child and didn't need to bear so much.
When Oda Takikage was still alive, Xia Pingzhu was sitting in a cafe chatting with him, and he said that the eldest lady rarely smiled at people.
When she was a child, her father was often angry and gloomy at home. At that time, Ayase Origami pinched the corners of her mouth with her fingers, imitating the look of her mother in the photo, wanting to show her father a smile like her mother, thinking to herself: "Will my father be happier this way?"
But she was yelled at and scolded by her father, who asked her why she had the same smile as her mother. She was killed by her. Why did she smile like her? Are you making fun of me?
The eldest daughter stared blankly at her father's hysterical appearance, slowly put down the fingers that were pulling the corners of her mouth, and just said, "I'm sorry, father, I won't laugh anymore."
After that day, she rarely smiled at others.
Oda Takikage also said that if he could go back to that day, he would give up his duties as a butler and choose to draw his sword against the eldest lady's father, because a child's smile does not need a reason, and a child should not be blamed when he wants to smile.
Yes, no one ever taught her how to express herself since she was little. She was not allowed to laugh, nor could she cry like other children...
Even when she felt sad, she could only empty herself like a doll. Over time, her eyes became so empty that it was hard to find the focus.
But such a girl left all her little affection to you.
He seemed to notice that you were uneasy, so he took the initiative to hug you and gently stroke your head.
Just like a mother.
But her mother had died long ago.
No one could teach her, so where did she learn this gentleness? From movies, TV shows, or books?
Does she feel lost when she watches mothers on TV stroking their children's heads?
Don’t you also imagine that when you are sad, it would be great if your mother were still alive... if your mother could hold you in her arms and touch your head.
But she didn't...
She only had one person yelling at her for no reason, blaming her father for her mother's death.
She is so lonely, so she can only imitate what she sees on TV and clumsily hold you in her arms and touch your head.
It is precisely because I have nothing and have never experienced this kind of love, but I gave you the tenderness that I have never experienced... That's why Ji Minghuan finds it ridiculous...
It's really funny.
I sincerely hope that she can open her eyes and see clearly that he is just using her. Sooner or later, he will kill the last person she cherishes in front of her and then throw her away like a chess piece.
There was a long, long silence, and finally he just whispered:
"Thanks."
"This is the first time I see a cat say thank you to its owner." Ayase Origami rested her chin on the back of his head.
"Don't you think I'm embarrassing?"
"Isn't it normal for a kitten to occasionally go to its owner's arms and act cute? "
"I thought you would think... that I suddenly became weird."
"No, it's my first time seeing it. It's very novel."
"It's better not to try this kind of novelty." Ji Minghuan paused, "Can I ask you a question?"
"What?"
"Now that Takikage is dead, have you ever thought about leaving the group?"
She was silent for a long time: "This place gives me freedom. I belong here."
Xia Pingzhou raised his eyes, looked at her face silently, and then slowly retracted his gaze:
"I see."
The last question in his mind disappeared. He had no choice. In order to fight against the Salvation Society, the second unit was indispensable, but if the Ripper was not killed, the unit would be destroyed... He was destined to become a traitor. No matter how good their relationship was now, it was just an illusion. Sooner or later, they would turn against each other.
"Why do you ask?" asked the girl in kimono.
"It's getting late, let's go to bed." He changed the subject and slowly distanced himself from Ayase Origami.
"good."
She was silent for a while and put the haiku collection on the windowsill.
"Tomorrow, I want to go out for a walk by myself," said Xia Pingzhou.
He knew that if Ayase Origami caught up with him at this point, she would definitely clash with the Ghost Train Group and the Savior Society.
The kimono girl glanced at his back, lowered her eyes, nodded, and said silently:
"good."
She seemed to want to say something, but didn't.
"From now on... let's travel around the world together." Ji Minghuan suddenly said.
The girl in kimono was slightly stunned.
"Only if you are still willing to stay with me at that time."
After adding this sentence, Xia Pingzhou walked into the bathroom and picked up his cell phone.
The first message came up, and he guessed who the sender was without even reading it.
[Hacker: Oh, crying in the arms of the young lady, it's such a treat, I didn't expect our newcomer would show this side of me, I must keep it as a treasure.]
Xia Pingzhou's face twitched slightly.
He took a deep breath, then quickly typed a line and sent it.
[Xia Pingzhou: Sooner or later, I will bury your electronic pet alive.]
[Hacker: Don’t be so mean. I am really touched by you. If you are really together in the future, I can make an electronic memo for you. You can show it at your wedding. I promise I can do better than anyone else. I have been able to edit videos since I was four years old.]
【Xia Pingzhou: We are not in that kind of relationship.】
[Hacker: Then what do you think of her as? Do you really think of her as your master?]
【Xia Pingzhou: Good friend.】
[Hacker: You are so stubborn, newbie. But I am relieved. I used to wonder why I couldn't find your background... but now there is no need to do so. I feel like what you said just now is not false. After all, you cried in the arms of the young lady.]
Did I, by accident, dispel the hacker's suspicion of me? Xia Pingzhou thought.
[Hacker: "Who is more important, me or the Ripper?" Wow, this is something our expressionless lover can actually say. I really have a new respect for you.]
【Xia Pingzhou: Get lost.】
Xia Pingzhou put away his phone, looked up at the cold face in the mirror, washed his face with water, then returned to the bed in the room and slowly closed his eyes.
The main body was still in a deep sleep, and could not be awakened or opened its eyes. The sedative was very effective, and the Saviors had already started to act. They were using some means to move the children away from the base and take them to London.
At this time, the black pupa was quietly hanging upside down under the Big Ben in London, overlooking the brightly lit Westminster area.
Ji Minghuan couldn't fall asleep that night. Even late at night, all kinds of messy thoughts still pulled him back and forth between dreams and reality. In the early morning of the next day, the text message alert sound woke him up from his drowsy consciousness.
The black pupa raised its head and looked at the London horizon while hanging upside down. A huge sun was rising slowly, and the morning light was shining from the horizon, covering the Gothic buildings.
He took out his cell phone, which was hidden in his restraints, and glanced at the text message.
【Ke Qirui: It’s time to take action. 】
(End of this chapter)
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